I didnt post about putting Griffin and Phoenix down, cause I think I mentioned I was going to in another post. Well they have been in a breeding cabinet since the 27th which is only a week and they have 2 eggs

 

Im getting a lot of "firsts" lately. They will be, of course, my first TCB pair.

whoo hoo... (clapping loudly)

Very cool, do you have pics to go with the post?

YAY!!!

 

What great News Hope you get plenty of fertile eggs

Good luck with your TCB's Sunnie, it will be interesting to see how they go.

This is Griffin

 

and this is Phoenix

 

And thanks Norm - I'm pretty excited about my TCB's :hap: I have a blue pair that are in a cabinet, but dont have a nest box yet. That will be happening this weekend. My dream will be to breed a violet TCB - one day :hap:

Edited August 4, 200816 yr by Sunnie

Beautiful birds, fingers crossed for some stunning chicks Sunnie.

I like the Yellows the best Sunnie, I'm no expert, but I think Griffin's colour is the desired one, Phoenix has Green suffusion, mine are the same some a nice Yellow others Greener with suffusion. I'm not so keen on the Blue series, but will breed some anyway; so far I haven't succeeded, even though I paired my Yellows up with some Blue birds. I'm not sure what a Violet TCB would look like as my idea of the desired Blue series, is that the bird be as White as possible. So not sure if Darker series birds are the best or Lighter, maybe someone that knows, will let us know. They say the Yellow is best using a Lutino to get the correct colour, but even though TCB has a special connection with Lutino in that it dominates it, I like TCB to TCB as I think you get less wastage with Lutinos & I think if you select always for the better Yellow I can't see why that wouldn't work.

I think it's a good sign that they went down so quick, sounds like they are good breeders, my TCB's seem to be the same, there's no mucking around they go down quicker than most pairs.

Edited August 5, 200816 yr by Norm

He is an 07 bird, so this may be his first time, but she is an 05 hen, so I think she's probably had some practice. I was more partial to the blue series TCBs as I havent seen many, but I am becoming quite fond of the greens too. I was told the cock bird is a better colour also, which is a shame, cause I like the pretty green suffusion

I always like the differences that are "unshow-worthy".

Pictures of my blue pair of TCBs are here, Buddy and Holly http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=20932. She is a bit on the small side. I think I will have to be patient and put their offspring with bigger normals or if I can find a nice albino cock in the meantime, maybe to build size. He isnt a bad size and I think he is beautiful, but once again, having a yellow face makes him not suitable for showing. Oh well

Edited August 5, 200816 yr by Sunnie

If you want to show you have to breed what they want, but if just breeding for yourself go for what you like, I’m breeding some lines of birds that you can’t show because that’s what I like, for example I think Opaline Spangles are beautiful birds, but I don’t think there’s a class for them.

If you want to show you have to breed what they want, but if just breeding for yourself go for what you like, I'm breeding some lines of birds that you can't show because that's what I like, for example I think Opaline Spangles are beautiful birds, but I don't think there's a class for them.

 

I think I will do a bit of both. I like yellow faced birds and I really love the markings on Holly and she's a tcb dom pied and there is no place for her type - which is why I got her from her breeder.

I’m trying to keep Pied out of my TCB’s but have already had some Recessive Pieds, which I didn’t know they were split for. But if you like them I would go ahead, but I don’t want Pied in my TCB’s or Spangles if I can help it, as if you get too much pied in them you loose the characteristic markings that I like, but that’s just my preference.

If you want to show you have to breed what they want, but if just breeding for yourself go for what you like, I'm breeding some lines of birds that you can't show because that's what I like, for example I think Opaline Spangles are beautiful birds, but I don't think there's a class for them.

 

 

I saw the most beautiful Violet opaline spangle yellow face at the Young Bird Sheild it came about 12th in its class if I remember correctly, I also seem to remember that it was entered under the opaline class. I personally think the bird should have got Best In Show it was so beautiful. I know when birds fall into more than one class you put it in the class which appears first on the classifications when read from bottom to top. I'm a very new club member and James a member from our club who also judges explained that to us newies.

Phoenix had 4 eggs, tossed one and has laid 2 more since then. She now has five. Fingers are tightly crossed for these babies

Sunnie, i have everything crossed for you to

Thanks Neat

First baby due on the 19th.

Very very nice birds.

 

Good luck.

I think Opaline Spangles are beautiful birds, but I don’t think there’s a class for them.

 

You can show opaline spangles Norm. They are shown in the spangle class. If an opaline spangle has a whole lot more going for it than a normal spangle in that class the opaline spangle will win over a normal.